Nose : Bold and pronounced with aromas of dried fruits, sweet spices, pecan pie and subtle peat smoke. Palate : Sweet and rich with layers of chocolate raisins, butter toffees and brambles mingled with black pepper and smoky woody spices. Finish : Warming and long with notes of mocha, maple syrup and toasted oak lingering on the tongue.
Tomintoul is within the gateway to the Cairngorm National Park, in the 23,000 hectare (230 square kilometres) Glenlivet estate.